Spring River Flower Moon Night: Set of 2 Volumes

Chapter 66 The Undead Medicine (2)
"You can run into ghosts even in a garden?" Fei Xiao obviously didn't believe him, and said with a smile, "Everyone is looking for you, come with me to see Master Cheng."

Wang Zijin saw that today he could not escape the fate of the bad old man no matter what, he couldn't help but sighed secretly, so he had to bow his head and follow Fei Xiao into the big house.

In the dim bedroom, the light of a white candle illuminates a corner of the head of the bed, and there are several shadowy figures standing in front of the bed.

The whole room was filled with the fragrance of medicine, and in the layers of bedding lay an old man who was described as decayed.

The old man's hair was gray, his skin was loose, and his whole body looked like a living skeleton, looking at the people beside the bed dying.

"Medicine...my medicine..." His turbid eyes turned slightly, looking at Feixiao and Qingling, as if he saw a vague hope, "I found the medicine... I can live forever..."

"Master, don't worry, the medicine will definitely be found." Mrs. Cheng patted his hand lightly to calm his emotions, "Even if someone offers a higher price, I will not sell it."

"That's good..." The old man heaved a sigh of relief, with a happy smile on his face, "Immortality, many people wish for it, but I can get it..."

When the prince saw that his skin and flesh were hanging loosely on the skeleton, like a living skeleton, but he was still thinking about eternal life, he felt fear in his heart and couldn't help taking a step back.

"Ouch!" Unexpectedly, when I retreated, I bumped into a soft and fragrant body, and saw a young girl in a fancy dress standing timidly behind me.

"Xiaosheng really didn't mean it. I hope the girl will forgive me." Seeing the beauty's abruptness, he hastily bowed and apologized.I saw that she was sixteen or seventeen years old, with pink face and peach cheeks, and big eyes of apricot, she must be the beauty that Qing Ling said.

"Hee hee hee, I hope the girl will forgive me?" The girl bowed to him, imitating him frivolously, "It's really interesting, hee hee hee, very interesting!"

It was obviously a very normal etiquette, but she laughed so hard that she seemed to be completely immersed in her own world.

"Girl, let's go, don't laugh." A maidservant in plain clothes rushed up and pulled the girl away, "That's an outsider, you can't just talk to strange men."

"Hee hee hee, it's so interesting, what's strange? What kind of man?" She vaguely repeated the words of the maidservant, and she reluctantly looked towards the direction of the prince as she walked.

Seeing her walk out of the room, Wang Zijin immediately ran to Qingling's side angrily, "You liar, is that the beauty you said?"

"Oh? I didn't lie to you." Qingling replied with a smile, "Can you say that lady is not beautiful?"

"But, but you didn't say she was..." Wang Zijin was about to say the word "lunatic", but felt that the girl was very sympathetic, so he swallowed it back abruptly.

He made up his mind in his heart that he would never believe a word of this liar again.

"Zi Jin, don't be disappointed." Seeing that he was unhappy, Fei Xiao winked at him and smiled, "A lot of times, what you see may not be true. Don't trust your eyes too much, there are too many deceptive things in the world." Illusion."

Wang Zijin looked at the two teenagers under the light, one in green clothes, the other in white clothes, both of them were elegant and elegant, like immortals, he couldn't help but sighed secretly.

Sure enough, there are all kinds of illusions in the world, Mrs. Cheng, please ask for blessings.Invite this pair of swindlers to help you find medicine, and there is no guarantee that you will not lose money and money!

four

When everyone left Master Cheng's room one after another, the sky was already dark, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, bright as a hook.

"Madam, can you take us to the Tibetan medicine room?" Fei Xiao made another request to Mrs. Cheng without any sign of fatigue.

"You guys have come from a long distance, and the horses and carriages are exhausted. Don't you need to rest?" The old lady said with a look of relief, "We won't be too late when the sun is bright tomorrow."

This remark really won the prince's heart. Today, after a long journey, he just saw a skinny old man again. It was a huge blow to him, a person who admired the beauty of the body.

What he wants to do most now is to plunge into the soft bedding and take a good rest.

"It's not too late, I guess the elixir is still in this house, and it's not out of the world." Fei Xiao completely ignored Wang Zijin's tired face, without flinching.

"It's true that a hero sees the same thing!" Qing Ling also echoed, "I think so too, if there really is an immortal medicine, within a month, it should have caused an uproar in the world."

"But the pharmacy hasn't been tidied up, so it looks scary at night." Mrs. Cheng seemed to see a ray of light in the dark night after hearing what they said, "If you don't mind, of course it's okay to go see it tonight. "

Who said you don't mind?I obviously don't mind!Wang Zijin couldn't help cursing secretly in his heart.

But even if he was in great pain, he still followed the crowd with his head drooping, and walked towards the remote backyard.

In the meantime, I passed the medicine garden. At this time, the night was like water, and the evening wind suddenly picked up.Looking at the swaying herbs and plants in the dark, thinking of June's dark pupils, he couldn't help but feel chills all over his body.

The servant leading the way led them through a barren grassland to a remote hut in the backyard.

The hut is made of stone, although it looks simple, it is indestructible.A solid and heavy iron-clad gate is silently guarding the only entrance.

"This is the place where the master makes alchemy. Whenever he has free time, he hides here and studies." The old lady winked at the servant and signaled him to open the door.

The servant hurried over and took out a large bunch of keys hanging from his waist.

"Could it be that so many keys are used to open this door?" Wang Zijin marveled secretly when he saw the magnificent key chain, "Today is really an eye-opener!"

"Master Cheng's life's painstaking efforts are stored in this room, and the most precious treasure will inevitably be cherished very much." Fei Xiao tilted her head and smiled, "Human beings are really interesting!"

While the two were talking, only the sound of jingling could be heard, the servant opened five or six locks in a row, and finally opened the iron door of the stone house.

The inside of the door was pitch black, with no glimmer of light. Several people found a white candle to light, and groped in one after another.

"This is the Pill Room." Mrs. Cheng walked ahead, pointing to another room, "Because it needs to be ventilated, this room has a chimney."

The prince looked in and saw a huge censer in the dark room, and there were ashes of burning plants and trees under the censer.

"The innermost room is where the Tibetan medicine is." The old lady pointed to the end of the narrow corridor, "Since the accident, the door has only been opened twice."

I saw a square shadow inlaid on the stone wall, which almost swallowed up the peripheral light of the candle. It was only when I got closer that I saw that it was a cast iron gate.

"This, this is just like a prison cell." Wang Zijin touched twice, the tentacles were cold and indestructible, "Is this the room where the medicine was thrown?"

"That's right..." The old lady covered her face with her hands as if remembering something sad, and signaled the servant to continue to open the door.

Immediately afterwards, there was another crackling sound, and the door made a heavy muffled sound, and was finally opened.The candlelight was dim and flickering, but it was enough for people to see the view of the room clearly.

Wang Zijin only glanced at it, and suddenly gasped, his stomach was overwhelmed, and he almost wanted to contribute the delicious food on the boat.

In the narrow stone house, the tables and chairs were overturned, a mess, and the ground was covered with messy footprints, as if someone had fought desperately here.

But the most frightening thing is not this, but on the bluestone floor in the room, there is a large pool of dark brown liquid solidified, even if you just glance at it, you can tell that it is dried human blood.

"Where was the medicine in the first place?" Fei Xiao looked at the room curiously without fear.

"We don't know..." the old lady pointed to a corner of the wall, "but the stone slab was pried open, and an empty box was revealed inside. Judging by the size of the wooden box, it seems to be used for medicine!"

"I checked, and there is no other entrance here except the gate." Qingling measured the narrow window, "The only thing that can get in through this window is probably a cat."

"Then, is that bloodstain left by the girl who was looking for medicine?" Wang Zijin pointed to the bloodstain and asked in horror.

"Yes..." The old lady couldn't help lowering her head and weeping when she heard him say, "The child's neck was cut off, and he couldn't live at all. Poor June, why did he suffer such a tragedy?"

"Wait..." The prince sounded like a thunderclap, making his mind buzz, "The dead girl's name is June?"

"Yes, she was taken in by the master two years ago. You can only use virgin boys and girls to make alchemy, so I left her to help..."

"She, is she a little girl about five or six years old?" Wang Zijin asked tremblingly, "There are two small buns on her head? Is she tied with a blue ribbon?"

"That's right, how did Prince Wang know?"

"I saw her..." Wang Zijin replied with a pale face and panicked, "It was just this evening, in that medicine garden."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the creases on Mrs. Cheng's face tremble a few times, then her eyes turned white, her head tilted and she fainted on the ground.

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Because the master fainted, everyone could no longer bother to check the room, and hurriedly carried Mrs. Cheng into the bedroom for treatment.

After everything settled down, Fei Xiao began to complain dissatisfiedly to Wang Zijin: "Your own character is not good, seeing monsters is a common occurrence, and you can't tell such an old man."

"This time it's interesting, I think even if you find the elixir, it won't help, it's not enough." Qing Ling gloated and made up the knife.

"But I really saw her!" Wang Zijin was still immersed in the memory of fear, "She also explained herbal medicine to me, just like ordinary children."

"Perhaps that girl has resentment in her heart, and her soul is lingering." Fei Xiao seemed to have thought of a good idea, "Why don't we ask her soul up tomorrow night?"

Qingling rolled her eyes at him with great disdain, "Do you think I haven't done it before? I wonder if it's because the kid is too young and his willpower is not strong. I've been recruiting for a long time and got nothing. It was a waste of effort."

"Oh, it's so difficult..." Fei Xiao frowned and bit her lips, "The room is well furnished, if someone can really enter through the door, it must be a ghost or a fox."

"You and I know very well that there is no evil spirit in the room at all."

"This is really strange." Fei Xiao shook off her snow-white silk robe, and smiled at Prince Jin, "Zi Jin, you have been busy for a long time, do you feel empty in your belly?"

"Why do you miss eating every day?" Wang Zijin complained repeatedly, completely forgetting that he came here because he was also fascinated by beauty.

"I know a family that raises ducks, and their ducks are the fattest." Qingling's eyes lit up immediately after hearing this, "How about we offer some money and let him catch one and roast it?"

"It's getting late, there's no need to delay, let's go quickly." Fei Xiao couldn't wait to say goodbye to Prince Jin, "Zi Jin, take care of yourself."

"Leave quickly, don't come back." Seeing this, Wang Zijin said angrily, "I want to rest well! I hope you can eat duck all night!"

Qingling and Feixiao walked out of the room with a smile, their footsteps were silent, one green and one white, like two swaying shadows, they disappeared into the dark courtyard in a blink of an eye.

Sure enough, the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change!No matter how beautiful their skins are, they will never forget to steal chickens and dogs!
Wang Zijin closed the wooden door heavily, fell on the bed, covered his head and fell asleep.

During the day, he was tired of traveling and horses, and he was frightened just now. He fell into a dark and sweet dream almost at the same time when he was covered with bedding.

There is someone in the dream, gradually approaching, it seems to be the girl June I saw during the day.Her pupils were dark, and she looked at him emotionlessly.

"Big brother, big brother..." June put his hand on the back of his hand, "Come with me quickly."

"Where are you going?" Wang Zijin only felt that her hands were as cold as ice, exuding a bone-piercing coolness, and woke up with a jerk, and said in a trembling voice, "And you are not dead? Why are you still wandering in the world?"

"Hehehe, who said I'm dead?" June tilted her head and smiled, "Besides, doesn't big brother know? Life is always short, and only death can last forever."

When Prince Jin saw that she was lively and no different from ordinary girls, his fear of her was greatly reduced, "Where do you want to take big brother? I will go with you."

"You'll know when you come." June smiled at him, pushed open the door, and walked into the garden along the dark corridor.

Looking at her little back, Wang Zijin wanted to ask her several times, if she remembered who killed her, but he couldn't bear to bring it up.

I just hope that this little girl's sweet dream will never wake up and live in the sweet dream she built.

The two walked from the backyard to the front hall, and unexpectedly came to the medicine garden where they met during the day.

"What is this for?" Wang Zijin looked at Fang Fei dancing in front of him, and asked curiously, "Are you going to teach me how to identify herbs again?"

"Shh..." June reached out and tugged at his skirt, motioning him to bend down, "Someone will come soon."

Wang Zijin had no choice but to follow her instructions and squat down among the flowers.

I don't know how long it took, but the shadow of the moon moved westward, and the vegetation was covered with dew.Suddenly there was a small sound of stepping on the grass approaching from far away, as if someone was approaching cautiously.

Then there was a series of eager footsteps in the corridor, and another figure eagerly passed by the place where the prince entered the hiding place. Even for a moment, he could smell the incense on the person.

"You're here..." A suppressed female voice sounded in the dark night, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, why are you here now?"

"The academy is too busy, I can't get away for a while." It was a young man who spoke.

"Someone came to check the whereabouts of the medicine today." The woman continued, "What should I do? Will it be discovered that you have entered that room? And you really didn't get the medicine?"

"If I got the medicine, I would have sold it long ago and took you far away." The man's voice was agitated, as if he was extremely angry, "I took the key you gave me that night and walked into the stone house, only to find that the medicine was gone. And fly, and the girl's body is lying on the ground, if there is even half a lie, I will be struck by lightning."

"I see, I believe you can't do it?" The woman seemed to be moved by his words, and said softly, "The two young masters said today that the medicine may still be in the house, and I will tell you when I have news!"

"I'll be leaving first." The man said softly, "Don't worry, no one will see through. The family members are all on their guard against you, and they won't suspect you if anyone thinks of it."

Then the two murmured a few more times and said goodbye softly, and the woman hurried past Prince Jin with her skirt up.

Prince Jin squatted until his feet were sore and numb, and he couldn't stand up for a long time.Looking at the vast night, he couldn't help being lost in thought, who were those two people just now?It seems that they had planned to steal the medicine, but someone took the first step and failed.

But who stole the medicine?

He thought for a long time but couldn't think of a clue, and then saw that June had left at some point, so he had to walk back to the room with swollen legs.

Feixiao and Qingling were gone forever, and it seemed that they had a great time eating.He hardly slept all night, and it was not until the next day at the dinner table that he saw the shadow of Fei Xiao.

"Fei Xiao, I have something important to discuss with you later." There were many people talking, and although he was full of doubts in his heart, he still didn't dare to reveal anything.

"I have something to tell you too!" Fei Xiao smiled triumphantly at him, as if she had a plan in mind.

"Let's hear it?" Wang Zijin saw his expression, guessed that things must have progressed, and was immediately ecstatic.

"Hehehe, the sky is bright, the birds are flying, the birds are flying, it's really interesting, interesting..." Just as Fei Xiao opened her mouth to answer, a crazy female voice suddenly came from the corridor.

Wang Zijin was so startled that the job bowl in his hand almost fell to the ground, because it was exactly the same as the woman's voice he heard in the middle of the night!
"Zi Jin?" Fei Xiao sized him up and said with a smile, "Don't you want to hear what I found?"

"Yes, yes, what good deed have you done?" Wang Zijin suppressed his nervousness and asked him pretending to be calm.

I saw Feixiao and Qingling looked at each other with a smile, and exchanged glances, it seemed that there was an undercurrent surging, full of tricks.

"I found the medicine."

"What?" Wang Zijin couldn't believe his ears.He just went out and ate ducks, so he got such a big harvest?Was it found in the belly of a duck?

"It's hidden in the pharmacy, and it hasn't been taken away at all. The stolen medicine is fake." Fei Xiao whispered, "At noon today, I should announce it to everyone."

(End of this chapter)